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...with several other bidders have since fizzled. Last week Los Angeles-based Pathe Communications said it will pay $1.2 billion for the venerable studio, whose 1,000-film library includes James Bond, the Pink Panther and West Side Story. "A great day for Europe!" said Giancarlo Parretti, the Italian investor who controls Pathe, of the agreement. But some film industry veterans were skeptical...
Figuring the odds and bidding shrewdly are crucial skills for such high rollers as billionaire investor Warren Buffett and Bear Stearns chairman Alan ("Ace") Greenberg. That makes them all the more formidable at a favorite pastime of theirs: bridge. After the stock market closes, they bring their talents to high-powered card games at New York City's exclusive Regency Club. Their frequent opponents include CBS chairman Laurence Tisch and centillionaire publisher Malcolm Forbes...
After the Civil War, speculator Jim Fisk attempted to corner the gold market. The price escalated until President U.S. Grant stepped in and unloaded $4 million worth of Government gold certificates. The tactic worked, but prices on the stock exchange kept on plummeting for two years. The small investor, as always, suffered the most. But it was Fisk whose complaint entered history: "A fellow can't have a little innocent fun, without everyone raising a haloo and going wild...
...lawsuit was one of the largest claims ever made against an investment firm, and a prominent investor like Harvard setting its sights on a top Wall Street firm like Merrill Lynch was not a common occurence...
From the beginning, Merrill Lynch has countered such arguments by using Harvard's prominence on Wall Street as proof that the University is no novice investor. Merrill Lynch lawyer Kenneth M. Kramer argued that Harvard knew well the risks of buying the Lomas stock...